These are the books which I’ve already read but would suggest. A quick one or two sentences on each to let you know what they’re about!
The Odyssey (Penguin Classics) Translation by Robert Fagles
The classic tale of a man traveling home after the Trojan War. It takes almost 20 years and many travails. Read it and you’ll be joining the literate and educated. Plus you’ll have quotes to drop at your next office party.
Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell
Orwell’s first novel (really more autobiography) of living and working in Europe. Fun fact- T.S. Eliot rejected it for (probably) being too grungy for his taste. Shows him…
On the Road (Penguin Classics) by Jack Kerouac
The highly influential beatnik novel and cross-country bohemian odyssey filled with a (thinly veiled) cast made of Kerouac’s real life friends, lovers, and fellow travelers. It will make you wish for an America where hitch-hiking is still a viable mode of travel.
Maiden Voyage
Started as a dare “go to college or sail around the world” from her father, Tania picks the latter and sets off for the adventure and lessons of a lifetimes. Originally published as a series in SAIL magazine, this is the novelized version of the trip.
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